{"product_id":"book-7056","title":"The Burning City","description":" \u003cp\u003eEach an acclaimed author in his own right, Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle have collaborated on some of the biggest bestsellers in science fiction history, including the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eFootfall\u003c\/i\u003e. Here Niven and Pournelle have combined their award-winning talents and imaginations to produce a masterpiece of epic fantasy that rivals the works of Robert Jordan and David Eddings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the world of Larry Niven's popular \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Goes Away\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Burning City\u003c\/i\u003e transports listeners to an enchanted ancient city bearing a provocative resemblance to our own modern society. There, Yangin-Atep, the volatile and voracious god of fire, alternately protects and destroys the city's denizens. In Tep's Town, nothing can burn indoors, and no fire can start-except when the Burning comes upon the city. At that time the people, possessed by Yangin-Atep, set their own town ablaze in a riotous orgy of destruction that often comes without warning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhandall Placehold has lived with the Burning all his life. Fighting his way to adulthood in the mean but magical streets of the city's most blighted neighborhoods, Whandall dreams of escaping the god's wrath to find a new and better life. But his best hope for freedom may lie with Morth of Atlantis-the enigmatic sorcerer who killed his father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth gritty and exotic, \u003ci\u003eThe Burning City\u003c\/i\u003e is a fantasy tale unlike any you have read before.\u003cspan rel=\"pastemarkerend\" id=\"pastemarkerend70535\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49304970887472,"sku":"BD7056","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49304970920240,"sku":"ZE7056","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49304970985776,"sku":"ZM7056","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/7056-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775709093","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-7056","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}